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Air Canada reviewing how crew left passenger on parked plane
Air Canada said Sunday it's looking into how crew members could have disembarked from a plane without noticing a sleeping passenger who was left behind. The airline was responding to an incident invol...
Jun 24, 2019
Big rollers: Eldorado buys Caesars in deal valued at $17B
LAS VEGAS - Eldorado Resorts will buy Caesars in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $17.3 billion, creating a casino giant. The acquisition Monday puts about 60 casinos and resorts in 16 states under a s...
Jun 24, 2019
Skydiving plane in Hawaii crash had scary 2016 mishap
HONOLULU - A skydiving plane that crashed in Hawaii, killing 11 people, was involved in a terrifying midair incident three years ago in Northern California that prompted the 14 skydivers aboard to jum...
Jun 24, 2019
Who you gonna call? Alberta rattlesnake wrangler keeps serpents, citizens safe
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - One rattlesnake got caught in freshly laid tar under someone's stairs. Others typically get twisted and trapped in garden netting. Ryan Heavy Head comes to the rescu...
Jun 24, 2019
Building under construction topples in Cambodia, killing 17
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - Cambodian rescuers combing through the rubble of a collapsed seven-story building recovered the bodies of 17 construction workers and pulled out 24 injured, as authorities qu...
Jun 23, 2019
Greg Ellingson, Trevor Harris lead Eskimos over Lions 39-23
EDMONTON - Greg Ellingson came alive before it was too late on Friday. Trevor Harris threw three touchdown passes, including two to Ellingson, as the Eskimos overcame a bad start to spoil former quart...
Jun 23, 2019
Vázquez's HR in 10th caps Red Sox rally past Blue Jays 7-5
BOSTON - Trailing by four runs in the seventh, the Red Sox needed a little extra time to complete their latest dramatic comeback. Boston scored three runs in the seventh and another in the eighth to t...
Jun 23, 2019
Calgary Flames select forward Jakob Pelletier with the No. 26 pick
VANCOUVER - Jakob Pelletier tried to stay calm Friday night as the Calgary Flames staff moved towards the draft stage. The 18-year-old winger from Quebec City had spoken with the club earlier in the d...
Jun 23, 2019
Winnipeg Jets take Finnish defenceman Heinola 20th overall at NHL draft
VANCOUVER - Ville Heinola doesn't know much about Winnipeg, but that's likely to change soon. The Winnipeg Jets selected the Finnish defenceman with the 20th overall pick at the NHL draft on Frid...
Jun 23, 2019
Canadiens take American winger Cole Caufield 15th overall at NHL draft
VANCOUVER - Cole Caufield isn't concerned about his size. At five-foot-seven, 163 pounds the right-winger from Wisconsin wasn't the biggest player taken in the first round of the NHL draft o...
Jun 23, 2019

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